Cervezas Alhambra
Commercial Brewery
in
Granada,
Andalusia,
Spain 🇪🇸
Owned by
Mahou San Miguel
Established in 1925
Contact
Avenida de Murcia Nº1, Granada, 18012, Spain
Description
The Alhambra Brewery was founded in 1925 by Carlos Bouvard, owner of the malt house La Moravia in Barcelona, and Antonio Knörr, from a family with a long beer tradition. Until 1954, this would remain a small brewery with only 20 employees, a subsidiary of the malt house in Barcelona. In that year, the Damm brewery takes a majority stake in the company and the Granada plant begins its steady growth. In 1979 Damm S.A. reorganizes Cervezas Alhambra, and Cruzcampo acquires a minority stake in the company. In 1999, Cervezas Alhambra became, thanks to the purchase of the Cordoban brewer of, among other things, the beer Mezquita, the largest brewer in Andalusia. In 2006 the company was bought by the Grupo Mahou-San Miguel, the largest beer company in Spain, of which it is still part today.
3.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle. Big, frothy head that diminishes. Dark yellow body. Looks inviting, but that’s where inviting ends. The aroma is mostly malty, grainy, with a trace of hops. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. Tastes of canned sweet corn. Medium body with a slightly sticky finish. Moderate to fizzy carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2008
at 20:20
3.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 3
(Can 33 cl) Courtesy of yespr. Clear golden with a white head. Unclean brewing cerealic nose. Medium body, dominated by cardboard with a lightly bitter finish. 080408
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2008
at 13:51
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Clear golden with tiny white head. No aroma and flavor has cardboard notes.
Tried
on 10 Apr 2008
at 16:18
2.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
33 cL can. Pours pale and golden yellow with a fully diminished white head. Light cornish aroma. Dry grassy and cardboard flavour. Ends bland and light bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2008
at 23:04
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Light brown/dark amber bottle. Aroma is grassy with weak hops. Yellowish pour, with a small white foamy head that all but disappears. Flavor is weak malts with a heavy influence of grass. Nearly indistinguishable from any other pale lager.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2008
at 21:19
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Very dark brown with a small off-white head. Caramel, toffee and toast in the aroma. Sweet and malty
Tried
on 30 Mar 2008
at 14:41
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can, shared by Gr0ve. Pours a clear ruby body with an off-white head. Not too pleasant aroma, quite weak too, with cooked vegetables and caramel. The same goes for the flavor, but there’s some hoppy bitterness too. Thin, sugary body. Quite a contradiction maybe, but that was how it felt. A really boring, and not too good, beer. (080216)
Tried
from Can
on 20 Mar 2008
at 05:30
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 4
Clear golden with tiny short lasting head. Fruity aroma with caramel and grainy notes. Flavor has cardboard, brewing ceral and grainy notes.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2008
at 14:29
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
(Can 33 cl) As "Alhambra Premium Lager". Clear golden with a white head. A whiff of aroma hops in the nose. Medium body, some malts and brewing cereal and a distinct edge of cardboard. Bitter finish. 140308
Tried
from Can
on 15 Mar 2008
at 04:18
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can. (thx grove) Pours with a creamy, big off-white head over a quite pale golden body. Decent lacings. Weak, grainy and slightly fruity nose. Pale malt, grains, bitterness and a hint of fruits in the flavor, with finishes with a little bitterness. Thin body. Average Spain lager. (080216)
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2008
at 11:59